EP0972937A2 - Peristaltic pumps - Google Patents
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- EP0972937A2 EP0972937A2 EP99305621A EP99305621A EP0972937A2 EP 0972937 A2 EP0972937 A2 EP 0972937A2 EP 99305621 A EP99305621 A EP 99305621A EP 99305621 A EP99305621 A EP 99305621A EP 0972937 A2 EP0972937 A2 EP 0972937A2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
- F04B43/0009—Special features
- F04B43/0081—Special features systems, control, safety measures
- F04B43/009—Special features systems, control, safety measures leakage control; pump systems with two flexible members; between the actuating element and the pumped fluid
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B43/00—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members
- F04B43/12—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having peristaltic action
- F04B43/1253—Machines, pumps, or pumping installations having flexible working members having peristaltic action by using two or more rollers as squeezing elements, the rollers moving on an arc of a circle during squeezing
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B51/00—Testing machines, pumps, or pumping installations
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B2201/00—Pump parameters
- F04B2201/04—Carter parameters
- F04B2201/0401—Carter pressure
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B2205/00—Fluid parameters
- F04B2205/13—Pressure pulsations after the pump
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B2207/00—External parameters
- F04B2207/70—Warnings
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- This invention relates to peristaltic pumps, and to the prediction of hose failure in such pumps.
- a method of monitoring performance of a peristaltic pump comprising a pumphead in which a hose is subjected to a peristaltic action in a housing, the method comprising monitoring pressure fluctuations in a fluid within the housing externally of the hose.
- Changes in the characteristics of the pressure fluctuations can provide an indicator of incipient hose failure, and consequently, in a preferred method, a characteristic of the waveform, such as the frequency of waveform peaks, is monitored. It has been found that the frequency of waveform peaks tends to increase when the hose is about to fail.
- the monitoring of the pressure fluctuations may be achieved by means of a pressure transducer, and the analogue output of the transducer may be converted to a digital signal which is analysed to provide an output representing hose condition.
- a peristaltic pump comprising a pumphead housing in which a tube is subjected to a peristaltic action, means being provided for monitoring pressure fluctuations in a fluid within the housing externally of the hose.
- the pumphead housing may be sealed from the ambient surroundings, in which case it may be provided with a pressure relief valve to avoid excessive build up of pressure within the pumphead housing should the hose fail.
- the pump comprises a support frame 2 carrying a pumphead 4 and a motor 6.
- the pumphead 4 comprises a housing 8, the interior 10 of which is sealed from the ambient surroundings.
- a rotor 12 is supported for rotation within the housing 8 and is connected by an input shaft 14 to an output shaft 16 of the motor 6.
- a hose 18 extends around a reaction surface 20 of the housing 8.
- the opposite ends of the hose 18 (not shown) are connected respectively to an inlet and an outlet of the pump.
- the rotor 12 has oppositely disposed lobes 2 which compress the hose 18 against the reaction surface 20 to close the tube 18 at those points. Rotation of the rotor 12 causes these compressed regions to travel along the tube 18, so providing a peristaltic action which displaces fluid through the pump.
- the pumphead housing 8 has a pressure relief unit 24 to vent the interior of the housing 8 if excessive pressure builds up.
- the pumphead housing 8 also has a pressure transducer 26 which provides an analogue signal 28 representing the pressure within the interior of the housing 8.
- the signal 28 is supplied to an analogue-to-digital converter 30 to provide a digital output signal 32.
- the rotor 12 In operation the rotor 12 is driven within the stationary housing 8 by the motor 6.
- the lobes 22 exert a peristaltic action on the tube 18, forcing fluid from the inlet to the outlet. This causes a variation in the overall tube volume within the housing 8, resulting in pressure fluctuations which are sensed by the transducer 26 to produce an analogue output signal.
- this output signal When the hose 18 is in a good condition, this output signal has a sinusoidal waveform as shown in the top left-hand region of the box representing the analogue-to-digital converter 30.
- the converter 30 converts this waveform to a digital 0 to 5V TTL form as shown in the top right-hand corner of the converter 30.
- This digital output 32- is processed by further circuitry (not shown) which responds to the frequency of the digital waveform. In the embodiment shown in the Figure, there are two lobes 22, and this causes two pressure pulses in each revolution of the rotor 12, and consequently the frequency of the digital output is double the rotational
- the hose 18 may, for example, comprise inner and outer polymer skins with a helically wound fibre reinforcement between them. After prolonged operation of the pump, cracks in the hose wall tend to form, frequently propagating from the inner polymer skin to the fibre reinforcement. Once the crack reaches the fibre reinforcement, the outer skin is effectively unreinforced and tends to balloon outwards when under pressure. This distorts the normal pattern of pressure fluctuation in the interior 10 of the housing 8 and so causes the superimposition of a cyclic signal on the normal sinusoidal waveform, resulting in a modified waveform shown, by way of example, in the lower left-hand corner of the converter 30.
- This is converted to the digital output shown in the lower right-hand corner of the converter 30 and, as will be appreciated, this signal has a frequency which is double that of the frequency of the signal produced when the hose is in good condition. Thus there are four pulses in each revolution of the rotor 12.
- the increased frequency of the digital signal 32 can be processed to provide an alarm, or to shut down the pump, to enable the hose to be replaced without the additional inconvenience of dealing with a burst hose.
- the pressure relief unit 24 is provided to avoid any damage which might occur as a result of excessive pressure build up within the housing 8, for example should the hose 18 eventually fail.
- the output 28 of the transducer 26 may be processed in a manner other than that shown in the Figure in order to monitor other characteristics which might be indicative of incipient hose failure. Also, variations in the characteristics of the output of the transducer 6 may provide an indication of performance of the pump other than the condition of the hose 18.
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Description
- This invention relates to peristaltic pumps, and to the prediction of hose failure in such pumps.
- The failure of a hose in a peristaltic pump results in contamination of the pumphead with the contents of the hose or vice versa, and consequently the pump has to be shut down for cleaning. It is therefore desirable to be able to predict incipient hose failure in a reliable manner so that the hose can be replaced before failure occurs.
- According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of monitoring performance of a peristaltic pump comprising a pumphead in which a hose is subjected to a peristaltic action in a housing, the method comprising monitoring pressure fluctuations in a fluid within the housing externally of the hose.
- Changes in the characteristics of the pressure fluctuations can provide an indicator of incipient hose failure, and consequently, in a preferred method, a characteristic of the waveform, such as the frequency of waveform peaks, is monitored. It has been found that the frequency of waveform peaks tends to increase when the hose is about to fail.
- The monitoring of the pressure fluctuations may be achieved by means of a pressure transducer, and the analogue output of the transducer may be converted to a digital signal which is analysed to provide an output representing hose condition.
- Another aspect of the present invention provides a peristaltic pump comprising a pumphead housing in which a tube is subjected to a peristaltic action, means being provided for monitoring pressure fluctuations in a fluid within the housing externally of the hose.
- The pumphead housing may be sealed from the ambient surroundings, in which case it may be provided with a pressure relief valve to avoid excessive build up of pressure within the pumphead housing should the hose fail.
- For a better understanding of the present invention and to show more clearly how it may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawing, which is a partly sectioned side view of a peristaltic pump.
- The pump comprises a
support frame 2 carrying a pumphead 4 and a motor 6. The pumphead 4 comprises a housing 8, theinterior 10 of which is sealed from the ambient surroundings. Arotor 12 is supported for rotation within the housing 8 and is connected by aninput shaft 14 to an output shaft 16 of the motor 6. - A
hose 18 extends around areaction surface 20 of the housing 8. The opposite ends of the hose 18 (not shown) are connected respectively to an inlet and an outlet of the pump. - The
rotor 12 has oppositely disposedlobes 2 which compress thehose 18 against thereaction surface 20 to close thetube 18 at those points. Rotation of therotor 12 causes these compressed regions to travel along thetube 18, so providing a peristaltic action which displaces fluid through the pump. - The pumphead housing 8 has a
pressure relief unit 24 to vent the interior of the housing 8 if excessive pressure builds up. The pumphead housing 8 also has apressure transducer 26 which provides ananalogue signal 28 representing the pressure within the interior of the housing 8. Thesignal 28 is supplied to an analogue-to-digital converter 30 to provide adigital output signal 32. - In operation the
rotor 12 is driven within the stationary housing 8 by the motor 6. Thelobes 22 exert a peristaltic action on thetube 18, forcing fluid from the inlet to the outlet. This causes a variation in the overall tube volume within the housing 8, resulting in pressure fluctuations which are sensed by thetransducer 26 to produce an analogue output signal. When thehose 18 is in a good condition, this output signal has a sinusoidal waveform as shown in the top left-hand region of the box representing the analogue-to-digital converter 30. Theconverter 30 converts this waveform to a digital 0 to 5V TTL form as shown in the top right-hand corner of theconverter 30. This digital output 32-is processed by further circuitry (not shown) which responds to the frequency of the digital waveform. In the embodiment shown in the Figure, there are twolobes 22, and this causes two pressure pulses in each revolution of therotor 12, and consequently the frequency of the digital output is double the rotational speed of therotor 12. - The
hose 18 may, for example, comprise inner and outer polymer skins with a helically wound fibre reinforcement between them. After prolonged operation of the pump, cracks in the hose wall tend to form, frequently propagating from the inner polymer skin to the fibre reinforcement. Once the crack reaches the fibre reinforcement, the outer skin is effectively unreinforced and tends to balloon outwards when under pressure. This distorts the normal pattern of pressure fluctuation in theinterior 10 of the housing 8 and so causes the superimposition of a cyclic signal on the normal sinusoidal waveform, resulting in a modified waveform shown, by way of example, in the lower left-hand corner of theconverter 30. This is converted to the digital output shown in the lower right-hand corner of theconverter 30 and, as will be appreciated, this signal has a frequency which is double that of the frequency of the signal produced when the hose is in good condition. Thus there are four pulses in each revolution of therotor 12. - Although the pump will continue to deliver fluid at or close to the expected rate, and will appear normal on visual inspection, the increased frequency of the
digital signal 32 can be processed to provide an alarm, or to shut down the pump, to enable the hose to be replaced without the additional inconvenience of dealing with a burst hose. - Because the
interior 10 of the housing 8 is sealed from the ambient surroundings, thepressure relief unit 24 is provided to avoid any damage which might occur as a result of excessive pressure build up within the housing 8, for example should thehose 18 eventually fail. - It will be appreciated that the
output 28 of thetransducer 26 may be processed in a manner other than that shown in the Figure in order to monitor other characteristics which might be indicative of incipient hose failure. Also, variations in the characteristics of the output of the transducer 6 may provide an indication of performance of the pump other than the condition of thehose 18.
Claims (14)
- A method of monitoring performance of a peristaltic pump comprising a pumphead (4) in which a hose (18) is subjected to a peristaltic action in a housing (8), characterised in that the method comprising monitoring pressure fluctuations in a fluid within the housing (8) externally of the hose (18).
- A method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that a characteristic of the pressure waveform is monitored.
- A method as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that the frequency of the waveform peaks is monitored.
- A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an analogue signal representing the pressure waveform is converted to a digital output.
- A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that an alarm signal is generated if the monitored pressure fluctuations deviate from a predetermined pattern.
- A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the method is employed for predicting failure of the hose (18).
- A peristaltic pump comprising a pumphead (4) in which a hose (18) is subjected to a peristaltic action in a housing (8), characterised in that means (26) is provided for monitoring pressure fluctuations in a fluid within the housing (8) externally of the hose (18).
- A peristaltic pump as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that the monitoring means (26) comprises a pressure transducer which is responsive to pressure fluctuations within the pumphead housing (8), and in that monitoring circuitry is provided for analysing the output signal of the pressure transducer (26).
- A peristaltic pump as claimed in claim 8, characterised in that the monitoring circuitry is responsive to changes in the waveform of the transducer output signal.
- A peristaltic pump as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that the circuitry is responsive to changes in the frequency of waveform peaks of the transducer output signal.
- A peristaltic pump as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 10, characterised in that an analogue-to-digital converter is provided for converting an analogue output of the transducer (26) to a digital signal.
- A peristaltic pump as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 11, characterised in that means is provided for generating an alarm when pressure fluctuations within the housing (8) deviate from a predetermined pattern.
- A peristaltic pump as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 12, characterised in that pressure relief means (24) is provided for relieving excess pressure within the pumphead housing (8).
- A peristaltic pump as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 13, characterised in that the interior of the pumphead housing (8) is sealed from the ambient surroundings.
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GB9815394 | 1998-07-15 | ||
GBGB9815394.3A GB9815394D0 (en) | 1998-07-15 | 1998-07-15 | Peristalic pumps |
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EP0972937A2 true EP0972937A2 (en) | 2000-01-19 |
EP0972937A3 EP0972937A3 (en) | 2000-09-27 |
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